When silver sparkles brighter than gold
Gold medals have dominated Australia’s Games but three silver medals contained performances for the ages and will long live in our memories.
Water Polo
The four year old Olympic dreamer now a silver Stinger
Australia Stinger Bronte Halligan was a toddler with an Olympic dream, now the daughter of NRL star, Daryl, is bringing a medal home.
‘Watch this space’: Defiant Stingers ready to add to historic silver
As the Australian anthem started pre-match, emotions were already kicking in for the Stingers. Regardless of the result, this match was already an achievement in itself. And like they have all Olympics, they never gave up until the very end.
Sporting legend dads say nothing will beat daughters winning gold
They have played and won Rugby World Cup finals and NRL premierships, but doting dads Phil Kearns and Daryl Halligan said nothing they ever did on the footy field tops seeing their daughters go for gold.
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Covid crisis as illness sweeps through Aussie water polo team
Five Australian water polo players have now tested positive to Covid as team officials move to mitigate the risk to their Olympic campaign on the eve of the Paris Games.
Aussies in their cossies bring Paris to a standstill
The Australian women’s water polo team have taken to the heart of Paris in the green and gold for a once in a lifetime moment and have brought the iconic spot to a standstill.
‘What have I got to lose?’: How a water polo star was discovered
Gabi Palm hated freestyle and didn’t want to swim in high school, but, as she reveals on the En Route to Paris podcast, a punt on the new sport to meet people led her on a path to the Olympics.
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